Improvement in lamp-extinguishers



M. WAGNER.

Lamp-Extinguishers.

N.I52,44\, Patentedjune 23,1874.

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MICHAEL VAGNER, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

IMIDROVEMENT IN LAMP-EXTINGUISHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 152,441, dated June 23,1374; application filed June 3, 1874.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, MICHAEL WAGNER, of Quincy,Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLamp-Extinguishers, of which the following` is a description, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to an improvement in lamp-extinguishers, andespecially to that class in which the iiame is extinguished by means ofa vibrating weight. It consists in a weight suspended to the end of arod secured to the burner and depending within the globe of the lamp. 0nthe rod above the weight is provided a sliding spool, which, when thelamp is tipped, is forced up by the weight, the upper disk of the spoolforcing upward a rod extending through the burner and having its upperend provided with a sliding clasp which, as it is raised, closes theextinguishingclipsy over the upper end of the wick-tube.

Figure 1 is a view showing the invention when the lamp is in a verticalposition, the oil-fount being in section and the remainder of the figurean elevation. Fig. 2 is a View at right angles to Fig. 1 when the lampis tipped, the oil-'ount being in' section and theremainder of thefigure an elevation. Fig. 3 is a detached plan view of the under sideot' the arc a.

A, in the accompanying drawings, is a weight suspended so as to vibrateat the lower end of the rod B within the globe of the lamp C, the upperend of the rod being lirlnly secured to the lower part of the burner D.Above the weight A, upon the rod B, is placed the sliding spool E havingthe disks b d, the former of which rests upon the upper end of theweight A, the latter being but a short-dis tance below the lower end ofthe rod F. This arrangement is preferable, in order that the weightshall actuate the spool,and also that the spool shall not operate therod F when the lamp is but slightly tipped. The rod F extends upwardparallel to the rod B and through the burner D, its upper end beingprovided with the clasp H, which sustains the rod and partially inclosesand slides upon the case I, placed about the wick-tube L and havinghinged to its upper edge the clips M arranged'to unite over thewick-tube. The clasp H may be, as in the present instance, provided withthe upright lianges c, the upper ends of which are curved or iaredoutward so as to facilitate the operation of closing the clips; also thecase I may be dispensed with and the clips hinged directly to thewick-tube.

It is obvious that when the lamp is tipped so as to permit an efliux ofthe oil, the vibra tion of the weight will instantly force up the spooland rod, thus raising the clasp, closing the clips, and extinguishingthe llame.

A convenient form of applyingthe invention to burners now in common useis shown in the present instance. Thus an arc of metal, a, having therod B, provided with weight and spool, is tirmly secured to the undersurface of the burner adjacent to the lower end ot' the wick-tube L,while the rod F, provided with the clasp H, is passed through theburner, the wick-tube being properly supplied with theextinguishing-clips. In case ot a circular wick tube a number of sinallclips may bei employed, which, when closed, form a circle above thewiclctube, which should be encolupassed by a circular clasp to operatethe clips instead of a flat or rectangular one, as herein described.

What I. claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

rlhe combination of a vibrating weight operating a sliding spool placedupon a rod in the globe of a lamp, and actuating a rod for closing theclips of an extinguishing device, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing improvements inlamp-extinguishers, as above described, I have hereunto set my hand andseal this 27th day of May, 1874.

MICHAEL WAGNER, M. D.'[L. s]

Witnesses:

BERNARD H. MILLER, W. D. McCANN.

